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Tagged: 1930s

Article
Queenie Ashton
Women played an important role during Australia’s early years of radio broadcasting. We look at the contributions of several pioneering women, starting with Queenie Ashton.
Article
Dear Old London
As the world turns its attention to London, host city of the 2012 Olympic Games, Simon Smith explores an endearing travelogue of the city.
Article
JP McGowan
David Donaldson, the inaugural Director of the Sydney Film Festival, shines a light on the career of South Australian-born Hollywood pioneer JP McGowan.
Article
Reinventing the Bloke
Assistant Curator Jenny Gall spoke with CJ Dennis biographer Phil Butters, ahead of this week's centenary anniversary of the publication of The Sentimental Bloke.
Document
Lynn Foster 'Wireless Weekly' article on Writing for Radio
An article for the publication Wireless Weekly written by Lynn Foster, circa 1938, about writing for radio.  Reproduced by arrangement with Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd.
Audio
Etude de concert in F minor and Etude de concert in A flat major by Eileen Joyce
Eileen Joyce (1908–1991) was an Australian piano prodigy whose international career spanned more than 30 years. Born in Zeehan, Tasmania, she studied in Perth and at the Leipzig Conservatorium before...
Audio
Yes, What? Episode 240: The Visit of the School Inspector by 5AD, Rex Dawe and cast
Few Australian radio serials have had the enduring popularity of Yes, What?. A total of 520 episodes were broadcast on Adelaide radio station 5AD with the first going to air on 23 June 1936 and...
Audio
Jack Hides' expedition in Papua
the announcer introduces Jack Hides, who gives a description of his 1935 expedition to the Strickland-Purari region of Papua, the last large unexplored area.
Audio
Paulette McDonagh on filming Don Bradman
In this excerpt from a 1974 oral history interview with silent-era filmmaker Paulette McDonagh, she recalls her experience filming Don Bradman at the height of his cricketing career for the short...
Audio
Recording of birthday message on metal disc
Double sided aluminium record with a personal message on one side and an advertising message for Harrods Department store on the other side. Record came in a branded 'A Voice Record' brown paper...
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